Automobile light



Mar. 13, 1923. 1,448,635

c. H. MONTAGUE AUTOMOBILE LIGHT Patented Mar. 13, 1923.

UNITED lSTATES masas,

PATENT ortica.

CARROLL vH. MONTAGUE, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA., ASSIGNOR TO SAF-DE-LITE CORPORATION, A CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA.

AUTOMOBILE LIGHT. i

Application mea January e, 1920. serial No. 349328.

To all whom t may concern.

Be it known that I, CARROLL H. MONTAGUE, a citizen Vof the United States, residing' at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new 'and useful Improvements in Automobile Lights; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact 'description of the invention, such' as will enable others. I skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in head lights for motor vehicles and the object of the invention is to provide an illuminating system in which an ordinary head light 4 is combined with a spotlightlthat is located beneath the head light and directs its rays downwardly and to the right. This spot light has a shield on its left side which oovers theleft hand portion of the lens, so' that no direct rays from the spot light will reach the eyes of the operator of an approaching v vehicle.-

Another object of the invention is to place the ordinary head light and spot light in a single casing, so that supporting parts may be reduced to a minimum and a neat appearance be provided. 'A

With the foregoing objects outlined and with other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features hereinafter described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawing Fig. 1 is a front view of a portion of a motor vehicle showing my improved lamps applied thereto; f

Fig. 2 is a horizontal diagrammatic view illustrating thevmanner in which the spot light directs its beam toward the rightn Fig. 3 is va vertical diagrammatic view showing the manner in which the spot light directs its rays downwardly.v

In the drawin l represents a'motor vehicle to either side of the front of which is attached my improved head lamps 2. e

Each of these lamps consists` of an ordi` nary headlight 3 and a s ot light 4, and the gist of my invention resi es in improvements `the axis of the reflectorl of the spot light is over devices of the prior art, in placin the spot lights below the heady lights an arranging arabolie reflectors 5 and bulbs 6 of the spot ights to direct the li ht rays downwardly and to the right of tie path of the vehicle. It will be -seen from Figs. 2 and 3 that the axis of the parabolic reflector of each head light is directly horizontal, while arranged on an incline, so that the rays directed by the spot light will be thrown' downwardly and to the right of the vehicle.

This -is to prevent rays from the spot light or spot lights reaching the eyes of the driver of an approaching vehicle and each one of the spot lights has a shield 7 arranged to cover the left side of its lens, andl these shields will also function to prevent light rays from the spot lights reaching the eyes of the approaching driver or pedestrian.

I am aware that vehicle lamps emplo ing two sources of light and two refiectors have been used heretofore and I also know that spot lights have been used on the side of a vehicle top or wind shield, but I believe that I am'the first to arrangethe spot light in the manner described and illustrated herein, below the ordinary hea-d light and place its reflector and bulb in such manner as to cause the light rays from the same to be directed downwardlyand to the right of the vehicle. If the spot light is arranged to the rear of the vehicle hood, some of its rays will reach said hood and be reiected thereby and this will cause annoyance to the driver of the vehicle having the spot light and also to the A driver of an approaching vehicle. Whereas if the spot light is arranged in the manner set forthin this specification, it will illuminate the right hand side of the road .only and will eliminate the objectionable glare fro'm theeyes ofthe approaching driver.

In sqme localities traiiic moves toward the left instead of to the right and in such places my spot lights may be -arranged to direct the rays toward the left and the shields w11l cover the right hand sides of the front of the spot lights instead of the left hand sides.

- What I'claim and desire to secure by Let- 100 ters Patent is v The combination with a motor vehicle, of

@ 1 ,Maese a vehicle lamp mounted on the front of the of movement of the vehicle and a shield over same and including a casing, a light proone side portion of the spot light to prevent jecting device in said casing and serving as light rays from the spot light being directed 10 a, headlight, a spot lighty mounted in said toward the other side of the path of move- 5 easing below the headlight and constructed ment of the vehicle.

and arranged to direct its rays forwardly, In testimony whereof I aix bv signature.

downwardly and to one side only of the path CARROLL H. MONTAGUE. 

